We are hanging out South of Quartzite again for a few days waiting for some packages to arrive at Quiet Times in town. The last item is showing up today and then we will be decamping to Slab City to meet up with some folks we met at the RTR and to see that “art …
Category: Nature
About 10 miles from downtown Tonopah at the base of Saddle Mountain there sits some BLM land that has been meeting our needs for a bit of desert camping. On Hwy 10 on our way to the destination we can see the Saddle in the distance. Once we turn off the Highway and towards the mountain we …
Just south of Quartzite and east of Highway 95 lies the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge. We know this because we can see this large green area on the map below Scaddon Wash where we stayed during this year’s RTR. I thought that wildlife refuges would not allow camping but I was wrong. In fact this one …
From deep within a wet Humboldt County, CA forest we bring you an xmas miracle: a ray of sunshine after about a month of nonstop rain. We went on a hike on private forest land where we know the forester in charge. Besides being a good example of a sustainably logged forest (the last time …
Willow and I have a group of friends we met through the dive shop I recieved my SCUBA certification through. Twice a year the group gathers at the Albion River Campground in Albion, CA for a weekend of abalone diving and feasting which we make every effort to attend. With family and friends the group …
We were surprised and delighted to hear that Brian, one of Willow’s rescuers was going to be down in the San Francisco Bay Area on business at the same time Willow and I were passing through. We coordinated our schedules around his business plans and found an open window we could meet up in. Seeing …
Just like giving a gift to humans we like on their birthday we like to celebrate Willow’s (presumed) special day by doing something she loves to do. Sometimes it is exploring a new place with fresh, exciting smells. Other times it is a return to a tried and true favorite. On January 27th 2013 we …
Still driving up Highway 395 heading back to our multi-duck, cat and single rooster sitting job in Humboldt County we passed through the little town of Lee Vining and beheld before us the beauty that is Mono Lake. Growing up in California in the late 70’s I remember the history of Los Angeles diverting water for …
I’ve been fishing my whole life. I love fish. They are amazing creatures and they can be quite tasty too. Driving up Hwy 395 near Independence, CA we happened to see a sign for the Mt. Whitney Fish Hatchery and decided to turn in and take a look. Little did we know that we would …
Once we were inside the expanse of the Mojave National Preserve one of the sights we wanted to see as well as pay our respects at was the controversial Mojave Cross. There is lots of information available online about the history of the cross so we will spare you recounting it all here. Since we …